A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Server Virtualization Software - MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - page 601

• Device drivers for enhanced video, audio, mouse, network, and SCSI disk performance
• Tools service that provides a variety of tools for messaging, mouse performance, screen
resolution, and others

When you install VMware Tools, the virtual machine must be started and you should be logged
on to the guest operating system account from which you manage the Virtual Server software. This
is because VMware Tools, including drivers, is installed on the guest operating system and you can
access it from Control Panel in Windows Server 2008 (and other Windows operating systems).
To install VMware Tools, follow these steps:
1. Open the VMware Infrastructure Web Access window.
2. In the Inventory pane, click a virtual machine.
3. Ensure that the guest operating system is running, and if it is not, start it. Log on to the
Administrator account or an account that has Administrator privileges.
4. In the VMware Infrastructure Web Access window, click Install VMware Tools in the Status
column of the right pane for the virtual machine.
5. Click Install .
6. Open the virtual machine console by clicking the Console tab and clicking inside the console.
7. It might take several minutes for the AutoPlay message box to appear in the guest operating
system desktop. Click the option Run setup.exe .
8. You see the Windows Installer dialog box with the message Preparing to install . This process
might take several minutes.
9. Click Next in the Welcome to the installation wizard for VMware Tools window (see
Figure D-13).

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Figure D-13 Installation wizard for VMware Tools